Hugging Face pricing & limits changelog
Product: Hugging Face Inference Providers
Current prices and limits
| Plan / model / limit | Monthly price | Input $/1M tokens | Output $/1M tokens | Limit | Last verified | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inference Providers fee | n/a† | n/a† | n/a† | same rates as the provider, with no additional fees | 2026-10-22 | history |
† n/a: not stated by the source, not applicable to this row, or the page could not be fetched; the reason is shown on the row where one applies.
Values copied verbatim from official pages (display rounded to 2 decimals; sub-cent prices as stated). Sources: huggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/pricing. Compare model prices across providers.
3 changes tracked since 2026-02-25; latest 2026-10-07.
Quotas
| Date | Change | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 Backfilled | Free users no longer receive included monthly Inference Providers credits.Old: Free users: $0.10 monthly credits, subject to changeNew: Free users: none (purchase credits or upgrade to PRO) | source · current price | verified |
Plans
| Date | Change | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 Backfilled | Monthly credits included with PRO, Team and Enterprise became general-purpose compute credits usable beyond Inference Providers.Old: $2/month (PRO) and $2/seat/month credits for Inference ProvidersNew: Same amounts, spendable on all Hugging Face compute services | source · current price | verified |
| 2026-02-25 Backfilled | Free Hugging Face users can now continue past monthly credits by purchasing credits (pay-as-you-go previously PRO/Team/Enterprise only).Old: Free users: $0.10 monthly credits, no pay-as-you-goNew: Free users: $0.10 monthly credits plus pay-as-you-go with purchased credits | source · current price | verified |
FAQ
When did Hugging Face last change its quotas?
2026-10-07: Free users no longer receive included monthly Inference Providers credits. Source: https://github.com/huggingface/hub-docs/commit/c708a9e9fd (entry).
When did Hugging Face last change its plans?
2026-08-21: Monthly credits included with PRO, Team and Enterprise became general-purpose compute credits usable beyond Inference Providers. Source: https://github.com/huggingface/hub-docs/commit/a9fef57622 (entry).
Sources we watch
- pricing: https://huggingface.co/docs/inference-providers/pricing (monitored, last checked 2026-10-23)
- pricing: https://huggingface.co/pricing (monitored, last checked 2026-10-23)
- changelog: https://huggingface.co/changelog (monitored, last checked 2026-10-23)
See also: Hugging Face in the full changelog (all changes) · How AI billing works · User reports